What Is the Valence Electron Molecular Orbital Electron Configuration of C₂

question 92

Multiple Choice

What is the valence electron molecular orbital electron configuration of C₂?

• A) \(\left( \sigma _ { 2 s } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \sigma _ { 2 s } ^ { * } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \pi _ { 2 p } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \pi _ { 2 p } ^ { * } \right) ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(\left( \sigma _ { 2 s } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \sigma _ { 2 s } ^ { * } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \pi _ { 2 p } \right) ^ { 4 }\)
• C) \(\left( \sigma _ { 2 s } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \sigma _ { 2 s } ^ { * } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \sigma _ { 2 p } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \pi _ { 2 p } \right) ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(\left( \sigma _ { 2 s } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \pi _ { 2 p } \right) ^ { 4 } \left( \sigma _ { 2 p } ^ { * } \right) ^ { 2 }\)
• E) \(\left( \sigma _ { 2 s } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \sigma _ { 2 s } ^ { * } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \pi _ { 2 p } \right) ^ { 2 } \left( \pi _ { 2 p } ^ { * } \right) ^ { 2 }\).

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